Laser Grid in BadFellas

The Laser Grid requires the current advanced core-property path, €900,000,000 from Crewbank, one Black Opal and one Tanzanite. Construction takes six hours. Activating it replaces the Underground Bunker defence rather than creating a normal stacked combination.

Unlike the Bunker, the Grid uses explicit assignments. Current crew council members can be selected through the management controls, and only valid living members in the same crew receive the active defence. The assignment raises hostile bullet requirements but does not create invulnerability or replace normal Backfire preparation.

The Laser Grid is the more expensive advanced defence: €900,000,000 from Crewbank, one Black Opal and one Tanzanite from available central crew resources, and a six-hour build. The current advanced property and construction prerequisites must also be satisfied.

Because the materials are scarce and the cash commitment is large, the crew should identify the intended protected council members and the defence being replaced before starting. A project without a threat model can consume resources needed for ammunition or territorial recovery.

The Grid and Bunker are mutually replacing advanced defences in normal operation. Laser Grid suits a crew that wants managed protection on selected council members without requiring each person to remain sheltered at Headquarters. Bunker suits deliberate location-based shelter.

Compare the actual targets, travel needs and leadership roster. Replacing an active Bunker can remove protection from sheltered members as the new project takes over, so timing matters during conflict.

The active management flow works with eligible living members of the same crew’s council. Assignments are recorded individually; the presence of the project does not automatically protect every member. A council change or death can invalidate an old assignment.

Review the assignment list whenever the crewboss, underboss, successor or Consiglieri changes. Protect the members who face credible danger and perform high-impact duties rather than filling slots based on title prestige alone.

When combat checks Laser Grid protection, the server confirms the active project, assignment, living character and current crew match. A screenshot from before a member left or died does not prove that the defensive state still applies.

Use the live Crew Properties management view after every structural change. Remove or replace invalid assignments so the council understands who is actually covered.

A valid Laser Grid assignment adds a significant defensive bullet requirement to the target’s kill calculation. It remains one component of a broader system that includes rank, crew role, protection, weapon, attachments and Backfire state.

Attackers can use equipment or special weapons with their own calculation paths, and defenders still need ammunition for effective Backfire. Read the Kill System guide rather than treating the Grid as an automatic survival guarantee.

Prioritise members whose death would disrupt succession, Crewbank decisions, cargo, intelligence or defence. Reassess when the opponent changes target behaviour. A permanently protected inactive member can leave an active operator exposed.

Create a written process for who may change assignments and how urgent requests are verified. Defensive management should be fast without becoming vulnerable to misinformation or accidental removal.